Politics
05 April 2006 [16:50]
"Azerbaijan is one the former Soviet countries having real political interests not just a psychopathic one," Russian prominent political scientist Leonid Radzikhovski told.
05 April 2006 [15:45]
The Lithuanian Foreign Minister, Antanas Valenis has invited the Democratic Reforms Party (DRP) chairman, Asim Mollazadeh for the conference "New Democracies in Europe and Euro-Atlantic diary" that is to take place on May 3.
05 April 2006 [15:42]
Azeri FM's South American visit continues.
05 April 2006 [15:33]
Next summit of GUAM, a regional organization among Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova, will be held in Kiev in May.
05 April 2006 [15:27]
Turkish President Ahmet Nejdet Sezer concluded his official visit to Azerbaijan on 5 April and returned back by BMC airliner to the Etimesgut military airport of Turkey near the capital Ankara.
05 April 2006 [15:26]
The visit of the Polish parliament speaker, Bogdan Borusevic to Baku is postponed.
05 April 2006 [15:13]
The Armenian Foreign Minister, Vardan Oskanyan has presented the new EU representative on the South Caucasus, Peter Semneby to the Armenian society on April 5 in Yerevan.
05 April 2006 [13:44]
On Wednesday the 4th Assembly of the World Democratic Movement (WDM) started in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday completes, MP Asim Mollazade, the chair of the Democratic Reforms Party (DRP).
05 April 2006 [12:49]
The Azerbaijani Prime-Minister, Artur Rasizadeh has met the Turkish President, Ahmed Nejed Sezer, who is currently visiting Azerbaijan, on April 5.
05 April 2006 [10:46]
The district (city) courts of Azerbaijan reviewed 20,117 appeals on voter's lists in the 6 November, 2005 parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan. 20,105 of them (99.9%) were satisfied and 12 were rejected. Prosecutor's Office of Republic (POR) and Central Election Commission stated in the joint report on election frauds.
05 April 2006 [10:02]
Conference of non-governmental organizations delegates of the South Caucasus will be held in Baku from 5 to 6 April.
05 April 2006 [09:15]
The Azerbaijani delegation to the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) will leave for Strasbourg April 8 to attend PACE spring session to be held April 10-13.
05 April 2006 [09:03]
Following the instruction of President Ilham Aliyev, Minister of Emergencies Kamaladdin Heydarov met with Iranian extraordinary and plenipotentiary Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Afshar Suleymani.
05 April 2006 [08:33]
Human Rights Organizations Monitoring Group (HRO MG) have prepared list of persons they consider as political prisoners.
04 April 2006 [19:09]
Ramil Usubov, the Azerbaijani Minister of Internal Affairs, plans to pay visit to Dushanbe from 21 to 22 April, Mehrab Tukanov, the Head of the International Relations Department of the Ministry, stated.
04 April 2006 [18:57]
33rd Conference of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) foreign ministers will take place in Baku on June 19-21, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry informed.
04 April 2006 [18:27]
USA intends to continue financial and technical assistance in mine clearing of the Azerbaijani territories, Rino Harnish, the US Ambassador to Azerbaijan, said.
04 April 2006 [15:25]
The reason of it was that the sides were against each-other during election of the Secretary General.
04 April 2006 [15:19]
"The US government believes that this year will be a decisive year for settling the Nagorno Karabakh conflict," said US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Reno Harnish.
04 April 2006 [15:07]
10 documents to be discussed at the next Milli Majlis meeting agenda on April 4.
04 April 2006 [15:01]
Major principles in the resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict are based on the Constitution of Azerbaijan, which implies the observation of the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, inviolability of borders and sovereignty.
04 April 2006 [14:55]
On Tuesday Turkish President Ahmet Nejdet Sezer arrived in Baku with a two-day official the visit program starts with a tribute at the Cemetery of Martyrs and late former President Heydar Aliyev's tomb.
04 April 2006 [13:35]
Azerbaijani Ambassador to Italy, Emil Kerimov, who is also accredited in San Marino Republic, has submitted the credentials to the officials terminating their service in government of this country - the Captain-Regent, Claudio Muccioli and Antonello Bajiocci, in accordance with the protocol rules.
04 April 2006 [11:50]
On 3 April the units of the Armenian armed forces dislocated in 1.7km of Mosesgah village of Barda District fired from 17:55pm to 18:00pm the positions of the Azerbaijan National Army in the height of Tovuz District.
04 April 2006 [11:46]
Azeri FM's South American visit continues.
04 April 2006 [11:29]
"I hope the re-run parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan will be held in line with international standards," said Matthew Bryza, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State.
04 April 2006 [10:51]
Former US ambassador to our country considers that "velvet revolution" did not take place in Azerbaijan because the nation did not want it.
04 April 2006 [09:35]
"Dialogue Eurasia" (DA) Platform Azerbaijan National Committee held meeting in Ataturk Center.
04 April 2006 [09:23]
President of Turkey Ahmad Nejdat Sezar pays official visit to Azerbaijan today.
04 April 2006 [09:19]
Head of the Committee Against Tortures (CAT) Elchin Behbudov met with the ex-Minister of economic development Farhad Aliyev, ex-Minister of Finance Fikret Yusifov and President of Azpetrol Group of Companies Rafig Aliyev detained in the jail ward of the Ministry of National Security.
04 April 2006 [01:35]
Armenian Armed Forces violated cease-fire in the frontline 75 times during first quarter of this year.
03 April 2006 [20:13]
Yunis Ganuni, the speaker of the Lower chamber of the Afghan Parliament, will pay a visit to Azerbaijan.
03 April 2006 [20:01]
Azerbaijani MPs Bakhtiyar Aliyev, Farrukh Zeynalov and Ulvi Guliyev will attend meetings of the CIS Parliamentary Commission from 3 to 7 April.
03 April 2006 [20:00]
The Yeni Azerbaijan (YAP) party delegation with Ali Ahmedov in charge will visit China by the invitation of the Communist Party of China.
03 April 2006 [19:54]
Matthew J.Bryza, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, met the opposition leaders in the American embassy in Baku on April 3.
03 April 2006 [19:51]
Ilham Aliyev, the Azerbaijani President, received Jacob Kellenberger, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
03 April 2006 [19:48]
The official visit of Valdas Adamkus, the Lithuanian President, to Azerbaijan is planned in mid-April.
03 April 2006 [19:46]
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev received US Director for Policy Planning, Stephen Krasner and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia, Matthew Bryza.
03 April 2006 [19:44]
Azerbaijan will continue its efforts in direction of the dialogue on the regulation of the Nagorno Karabakh problem, but Armenia must know the position of Azerbaijan in this issue depends on effectiveness of the negotiations.
03 April 2006 [19:42]
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) Monitoring Committee co-rapporteur on Azerbaijan Andreas Gross will not be in the composition of the PACE Election Observation Mission which will monitor the preparation for rerun of parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan scheduled for 13 May, 2006.
03 April 2006 [16:00]
Moldova regards the initiative to establish the Black Sea Euroregion presented at the International Conference on Interregional Cooperation in the Black Sea Basin as instrument for consolidating the good neighborhood relations.
03 April 2006 [15:48]
Matthew J.Bryza, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, arrived in Baku.
03 April 2006 [15:16]
The IV Assembly of the World Democratic Movement has started its work in Istanbul from April 2.
03 April 2006 [15:03]
The Iranian military have tested "the world's fastest torpedo" in the course of the manoeuvres of the Iranian army and navy in the Gulf area, the Iranian State Television reports with reference to military sources.
03 April 2006 [14:51]
"The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs are probable to visit Nagorno Karabakh region in May," Yuriy Merzlyakov, the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair from Russia, told.
03 April 2006 [14:35]
There is deep tolerance to Jews in Azerbaijan both from government and population. The State Committee's on work with the religious structures head, Rafik Aliyev told at the meeting with the head of the Israeli PM office, Ariel Romot.
03 April 2006 [12:37]
Russia's ambassador to Armenia said Monday that the two countries were promoting stability in the Caucasus region, and that Gazprom's decision to raise natural gas prices for the former Soviet republic was in line with current policy to move towards free-market pricing schemes.
03 April 2006 [11:42]
One more Azerbaijani soldier has been killed as a result of the armistice violation of the Armenian armed forces.
03 April 2006 [11:34]
On 31 March a crowd of people gathered in the Sarachane Park to argue against allegations of the Armenian Genocide with the intention of remembering the mass killing of Azerbaijanis in Karabakh.
03 April 2006 [11:07]
Armenian Foreign Minister, Vardan Oskanyan's claims that Azerbaijan is violating armistice rules, are absurd, the Head of the Azerbaijani community of Nagorno Karabakh, Nizami Bahmanov told.
01 April 2006 [14:52]
A dialogue on security, which was set up in 1996 between the United States and Azerbaijan should be strengthened.
01 April 2006 [10:24]
Head of OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Department for Elections Gerald Mitchell and general councilor of the organization Jonathan Stonestreet are on a visit in Azerbaijan at the invitation of Azerbaijan's Election Commission (CEC).
01 April 2006 [10:15]
Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov received Korean charge d'affaires to Azerbaijan Liu Guang Chul.
01 April 2006 [09:56]
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigori Karasin received Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu on his request.
01 April 2006 [09:44]
Preparatory trial of Yeni Fikir Youth Movement Chief Ruslan Bashirli, Chief assistant Ramin Tagiyev and Coordinator Said Nuri was held in the Grave Crimes Court.
01 April 2006 [09:24]
The Minister of Economic Development Heydar Babayev met with Marco Borsotti, the UN resident coordinator in Azerbaijan, Michael Hopkins, group manager of the "Using potential oil incomes in turning "back gold" into "human gold"" Project implemented in Azerbaijan, and Alan Webster, international advisor on macroeconomics and modeling.
01 April 2006 [09:16]
President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to apply the law on making amendments and additions to some legislation acts on application of the law "On Mobilization preparation".
01 April 2006 [08:45]
"Showing of Azerbaijan's Karabakh and Nakhchivan regions as Armenian territories in international organizations websites might be subversion and we are fighting against this fact," President's Office Foreign Affairs Officer Novruz Mammadov told journalists.
01 April 2006 [08:35]
The Minister of Industry and Energy Natig Aliyev received Joanne DiSano, the Director Division for Sustainable Development Department of Economic and Social Affairs United Nations and Javad Amin Mansur, Vice-Chair of the 14th session of the UN Commission for Sustainable Development.
01 April 2006 [01:20]
"The cease-fire violation in the frontline has become regular. It is broken more often in comparison with previous years," Azerbaijani Defense Minister, Colonel-General Safar Abiyev told journalists.
31 March 2006 [18:01]
President of the Azerbaijan Republic Ilham Aliyev received the delegation led by Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammed Al Qassimi, Prince and Deputy Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah Emirate of the United Arab Emirates.
31 March 2006 [17:26]
Valdas Adamkus, the Lithuanian President, plans to pay his first official visit to Azerbaijan in April, Vitautas Naujus, the Lithuanian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, who handed over his credentials to the Azerbaijan President day before, stated.
31 March 2006 [17:09]
US State Secretary advisor, Matthew Brise and the State Department's representative, Stephen Hisener will visit Azerbaijan in early April, PR-officer of the US Embassy, Jonathan Henick informs.
31 March 2006 [13:41]
The Azerbaijani Minister of Industry and Energy, Natik Aliyev met the UN Economy and Social Issues' Department of the Continuous Development director, Joanna DeSano and the Chairman of the 14th session of the UN Continuous Development commission, Amin Mansur.
31 March 2006 [12:42]
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has instructed the Azerbaijani embassies in foreign countries to prepare and organize several events in connection with Azerbaijani Genocide Day, the Azerbaijani FM, Elmar Mammadyarov, told journalists.
31 March 2006 [10:29]
The authorities of the separatist regime functioning in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan have prepared a program on complex renovation of the ancient Turk city of Shusha.
31 March 2006 [10:17]
The risks are great if Washington's neo-cons choose military options to prevent Iran from blocking US imperial designs for the Middle East, writes Mustafa El-Labbad.
31 March 2006 [10:13]
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov will pay a visit to Brazil, Argentina and the United States on April 1.
31 March 2006 [09:44]
"OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs might hold their next meeting in April. I do not rule out the meeting of the Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers, but the exact date of this meeting has not yet been fixed," American co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Steven Mann told.
31 March 2006 [09:30]
"I am not in state of neither pessimism nor euphoria after Rambouillet talks yielding no result. Having these feelings impedes settlement process. It is not surprising that Rambouillet talks ended fruitlessly," OSCE Minsk Group ex-co-chair Vladimir Kazimirov stated.
31 March 2006 [08:46]
Azerbaijani Embassy in Hungary has appealed to the law enforcement bodies of this country to ensure Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov's security.
31 March 2006 [00:02]
On Thursday Ilham Aliyev, the Azerbaijani President, received the delegation led by Senator Roberto Castelli, the Italian Justice Minister.
30 March 2006 [23:27]
Ilham Aliyev accepted credentials from Vyatautas Naudazis, the new Lithuanian Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Azerbaijan.
30 March 2006 [23:20]
"If the report by Latvian MP Broris Silevich includes the items unsatisfying Azerbaijan, we will be able to change it," Samad Seyidov, the Head of the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE, stated.
30 March 2006 [22:39]
First Israeli MP of Azerbaijani origin will arrive in Baku soon, Arthur Lenk, the Israeli Ambassador to Azerbaijan, informs.
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